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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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